Band 6 Senior Midwife - Maternity Triage/DAU

Band 6 Senior Midwife - Maternity Triage/DAU
Employer
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Kingston upon Thames
Salary
£40,701 to £48,054 per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata)
Closing date
15 May 2024
Maternity Triage Band 6 Senior MidwivesMaternity Triage have an exciting opportunity for Senior Band 6 Midwives who thrive on fast paced, mixed risk with excellent organisational and communication skills our team.Kingston Maternity is a popular service with approximately 5000 births per annum. The NHS Maternity Services Survey 2023 rated Kingston in the top 3 performing maternity services within London. Leadership is strong and well respected and there is a culture of learning and a desire to improve the service.Kingston is proud of its strong multi-disciplinary (MDT) culture. We provide a well evaluated, in-house MDT programme and staff can attend external study days or enrol for academic modules at our local higher education institutes.Kingston Maternity Triage began the implementation of BSOTS, a systematic process for effective triaging in 2020. The Maternity Helpline has successfully been in use since 2022, with a designated midwife answering calls on day shifts, run by the Triage core team of midwives. This year we have built a new Maternity Triage in line with the BSOTS/RCOG guidelines for maternity triaging, and therefore need to expand our core team. The core team for Triage will also cover the Maternity helpline and the Day Assessment Unit during the month. This provides a variety to the role, whilst remaining on the frontline.Main duties of the jobSome of the main duties of the job are to provide women and babies with high quality, safe midwifery care. The care will be evidence based and holistic. In the absence of a Band 7 Team Leader, lead the team and manage the workload in the unit.All candidates will need to demonstrate sound leadership and excellent communication skills, act as a role model to colleagues, practice a culture of safety through excellent cross boundary respect and working conditions, provide clinical support for Birth Centre, work closely with all Team Leaders, Delivery suite Co-ordinators and Senior Midwives.Please be aware that this post requires you to work a mixture of day and night shifts, weekends, and bank holidays.About usKingston Hospital - First Acute Trust in London to be rated Outstanding by CQC for Overall Quality and LeadershipKingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a district general hospital situated in a beautiful and remarkable part of the country - close to London yet surrounded by royal parks, historic buildings and the River Thames.We are located on a single site in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey and run several outpatient clinics in neighbouring areas including Raynes Park Health Centre and Teddington Memorial Hospital.We employ 3,300+ staff who proudly and efficiently support over 350,000 people locally through a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and we have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in 'patient-focused' care, day surgery and maternity services.Health and Wellbeing & Staff BenefitsThe Trust understands that benefits go beyond just financial rewards and offers a wide range of benefits that recognise staff contribution, provide opportunities for career development and offer initiatives to promote a healthy work-life balance. -Our Health Heroes Awards 2018 - Staff Retention and Wellbeing Employer of the Year.-HPMA Vivup Award for Well Being 2019.Trust ValuesKingston Hospital NHS Trust has five key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are:- Caring- Safe - Responsible - Value Each Other-InspiringJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see the job description and essential criteria before making your application.If you are a passionate midwife with excellent communication skills and a drive to provide high quality midwife-led care to women, please apply to join our multi professional maternity team.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssentialRegistered Midwife with NMCDesirableEvidence of ongoing educationExperienceEssentialExperience of working in all areas of maternity services, particularly birthing areas.DesirableSpecial interest in triageSkillsEssentialAbility to demonstrate evidence based knowledgeDemonstrates understanding of role boundaries and able to recognise when to escalateDesirablePrevious experience of Unit Leader/Bleep holder roleKnowledgeEssentialAwareness of current policies and drivers affecting maternity services e.g. Midwifery Continuity of CarerEmployer detailsEmployer nameKingston Hospital NHS Foundation TrustAddressKingston Maternity UnitGalsworthy RoadKingston upon ThamesKT2 7QBAny attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.396-6255715-MA-SMB-N Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.
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